First try at S mode this month. Worked KC9ELU and KC8ZFN who was using a hand held patch antenna!! Noticed some very deep fades. Rx here is 3 foot primestar dish with 3731aa downconverter. On S mode on AO 51 we can actually have a conversation!
73 Bob W7LRD
Seattle
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Glasbrenner" <glasbrenner at mindspring.com>
To: "Amsat-BB" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 3:38:40 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: [amsat-bb] Mode S is on
145.88 up, 2401.200 down. I'd appreciate daily reports about the S band
transmitter, either emailed or posted to http://oscar.dcarr.org/
73, Drew KO4MA
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